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In late June, in the middle of summer, there was not a trace of clouds in the blue sky, the fiery sun was scorching the earth, the water in the Taiping tank in the palace of Lushan Han was hot, and the soil in the open space was also smoking. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

For half a year, the atmosphere of the Han Palace and even the entire Lushan City, just like the sun in midsummer, did not have a low and gloomy time. The steady stream of good news and good news from Jiangnan made everyone feel as relaxed as eating pistachios. Even if you look at a piece of wood, you will feel that the texture is cute.

In such an atmosphere, the scale of King Han's harem was constantly expanding, and Chen Hui, the small county magistrate, felt more and more crowded. Even if the prison and back garden were all demolished and the house was built, Chen Hui became more and more cramped.

The form is changing, and so are the people.

There are already people in the court who have asked for 'moving the capital'. Whether it is Wuchang or Nanjing, even Nanyang and Xiangyang, they are all smaller than Lushan.

A lot of darkness and lust are also hidden in this cheerful atmosphere.

Even if Chen Ming hid a lot of eyeliner in Lushan, a lot of privacy was not something they could detect at all.

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Huang's [Aunt Chen Ming] walked out of the courtyard gate, stood in the courtyard, and walked towards the old lady's residence. Chen Han's queen mother did not live in the aggrieved county office, but lived in a house next to Zhaoping Lake outside the county seat. This house was originally the annex of the Xu family, the largest family in Lushan.

This Xu family originally had a little relationship with the Chen family, but the Xu family died by themselves, fooled the Chen family twice, and concealed the news and did not report it in time, so that Tumenji suffered a heavy blow. When the Fu Han Army, which was still the Chen family's army, entered Lushan County, Xu Pengchun, the uncle of the Xu family, was beheaded together. Of course, this mansion is publicly owned.

Now this mansion is much more beautiful than when the Chen family first took over. Chen Ming gathered a number of famous gardeners in the south of the Yangtze River, and the county version of the Han Wanggong was just a small fight, but the old lady's Zhaoping Villa here was tinkling and made big changes.

The old lady was sixty-four, sitting alone in the flower hall, twisting a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, and staring at the ground.

Two days ago, two young women died in Zhaoping Villa, and the old lady seemed to be angry, and she was sick in the room, and she did not recruit the eldest daughter-in-law, but the second daughter-in-law to serve. He also rushed over to ask An Gao to take him back, while Huang was dragged to the villa to dry for two days. No one knows whether the old lady is really sick or fake, and no one knows why the old lady recruited her second daughter-in-law but did not let her into the room.

Is it because you are afraid of illness? Then why did you recruit the Huang family to the villa? Jokes.

Huang opened the curtain and went in, there was no one in the room, she stood by the flower stand and looked at her aunt + mother-in-law, "Mother, is this for Liu's and Gan's excess?" The speech was not at all pleasant, with a sense of anger.

The Buddha beads in the old lady's hand stopped, and looked at him with a frown: "Those two foxes are just a thing, I will overdo it for them, can they afford it?" ”

Huang sat down on the brocade pier, looked at the string of Buddhist beads held tightly by the old lady, and smiled in his heart, the old lady is old after all, she has never been poor in her life, but she has never enjoyed great blessings, and these two lives are afraid that it is the first time that she has blood on her hands.

Huang's face tightened, "They can't stand it in terms of identity, but if someone dies at the hands of their mother, it's another matter." My mother has been kind to people all her life, but when she is old, she has this bloody hand, and she must not be happy in her heart. Is it? ”

The old lady's expression darkened, "What do you mean by that?" Are you still blaming me? His gaze suddenly deepened.

Huang Shi looked at him without hesitation, "I'm not here to fight for them. I don't dare to blame my mother for meddling, but I would love to ask, why did my mother do this? ”

"It's not like there's no one in the big brother's room. Sister-in-law hasn't said anything yet, why are you meddling? ”

The old lady straightened up, and a cold light burst out of her eyes, "Your sister-in-law didn't say anything now." By the time your sister-in-law is going to say something, it's too late. ”

"Go back. In the future, stay at home if you have nothing to do, and don't get so close to your nephew and daughter-in-law. The old lady's chest was heaving, obviously angry and angry. She closed her eyes, holding back her anger, and said that she didn't want to see Huang anymore.

Huang's body stiffened suddenly, "Clan nephew and daughter-in-law? Xiulin should be my eldest nephew and daughter-in-law, not a nephew and daughter-in-law of any clan. ”

"Mother, Brother Gang is also your grandson. You're just watching him wander away? ”

"At the beginning, the sister-in-law gave birth to a stone, the eldest brother had a son-in-law, and Brother Gang wanted to study and improve, and the eldest brother wanted to give Brother Gang a good background before he passed on to Chen Qingping's name.

Now that the eldest brother's wealth has exceeded thousands of times and tens of thousands of times compared to the original, why not let Brother Gang return to the sect? ”

"Brother Gang's daughter-in-law is also surnamed Huang, she also wants to call you aunt and grandmother, it is reasonable, my mother really can't bear to let them ......"

Huang's words made the old lady's sharp gaze force Shengsheng down, and this gaze made Huang shiver. I don't know if it was an inspiration or a heart, Huang suddenly knew why the old lady was so angry. She fell to her knees with a puff:

"Mother, my daughter-in-law never thought of letting Brother Gang and Lu Gong compete for a position." Chen Ming's prestige didn't even dare to call him 'stone' or Brother Ming'er anymore. "Even if the daughter-in-law eats the bear's heart and leopard gall, she doesn't dare to disturb the country. The daughter-in-law just thought that if Brother Gang returned to the sect, the eldest brother would be the emperor in the future, and Brother Gang would be the prince of the certainty. The Huang family also has two princesses. "Chen Cong has always been respected and trusted by Chen Hui and Chen Ming's father and son, and in the future, Chen Cong will be indispensable to a prince.

But the old lady didn't believe it. She has lived with the Huang family for decades, and even if the Huang family is her daughter-in-law and her own niece, the old lady does not believe that she has such a good heart.

——Within the Chen family, Chen Gang's identity is very embarrassing, no one dares to mention the past, and Chen Cong has never missed half of the words that he wants Chen Gang to 'return to his ancestors'.

"The old men don't dare to mention it, but you're tired of worrying about it. And know how to send people to me. Of course, there are a number of girls around the old lady, but the queen mother's honor guard can easily be stuffed into the two people, and this person enters the Han Palace, which is the person in the backyard. With the current ability of Chen Cong and the Huang family, greet Chen Er and Chen Zhongsheng, can the two foxes be sent elsewhere?

The old lady knew that her eldest daughter-in-law, Gao, had a few rooms for Chen Hui, and she didn't care at all. The Gao family has children and grandchildren, and everything is enough. Chen Ming was so competitive, as soon as the war of words in Wusong ended, someone came to ask for the crown prince. Except for the son who is less, there is only one so far, and there is no other deficiency.

"One Gan, one Liu. A cousin niece of the head of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Culture and Education, and a granddaughter of a clan from Nanyang Mansion......"

"One is a subordinate of Brother Gang, and the other is a member of the Huang family." The prefect of Nanyang was promoted after following the path of the Huang family.

"How does Mother know?"

"The old woman didn't have the heart to find someone to check, and used the board to enlighten those two foxes, what do you not know? Not only did you trap your own masters, but you also wanted to pull the Huang family in......"

"What benefits did Brother Gang's daughter-in-law promise you? Are you so dedicated? That's what the old lady was most puzzled about.

Chen Gang's return to the sect, will it anger Chen Ming? The old lady really wanted her precious grandson to be a magnanimous person, but who could guarantee this? Huang is messing in the middle, if it weren't for the big profits, would she be willing to take risks? Chen Ming is the future emperor.

"Mother, it's not my idea alone. Brother Gang has already mentioned it to the eldest brother, but the eldest brother did not agree, nor did he refuse. ”

The fact that he did not refuse in itself shows Chen Hui's intentions. This is the biggest reason why Huang is involved.

Besides, in all fairness, when Lao Tzu is the emperor, how can he not want his son to live a better life? Chen Gang can't be the crown prince, his prestige and strength in Chen Han are 108,000 miles worse than Chen Ming. But you can always be a prince, right?

The old lady was taken aback, "Brother Gang, when did he mention it?" How do you know? ”

"The eldest brother told the master, and the master ...... again Told me. Then the Huang family became hot with his nephew and daughter-in-law. Even the entire Huang family has narrowed the distance with Chen Gang, including Uncle Huang.

As long as Chen Hui has a heart, Chen Gang will always be able to return to the sect, even if he becomes a prince of peace in the future, it will also be a relative of the Huang family. In the Internal Affairs Department, the Huang family also has connections.

"So, these two foxes were found by Brother Gang?"

"How dare he." When a son's gives a woman to Lao Tzu, he is still a concubine. If this news spreads, he can be drowned by spitting foam. "It's the Liu family and the Gan family who are born well, and the age is just right, and their parents have taken several ...... in a row when they see their eldest brother, that. I just want to rely on women to fight for wealth. ”

Chen Gang's subordinates begged for Chen Gang's door, and the Nanyang prefect begged for the Huang family. Chen Gang and Chen Cong didn't agree to this, but Huang summed it up in his heart, and felt that if he sent someone to the old lady to turn his hand, and then let the internal affairs department hand it over, someone would blow the pillow wind in the future, wouldn't it be easier to touch Chen Hui's vein. She didn't dare to peep at the palace, and only asked for an occasional mention. This touches the bottom line of the old lady. Cook people directly!

"What a wreck." The old lady sighed. At that time, with a sense of anger, she ordered the two women to be killed with a cane, and after the cane killed people, she felt uneasy again. Just as Huang thought, this was the first time the old lady's subordinates had seen blood. I have been fasting and reciting Buddha for several years, and I have been stained with blood, how can this make the old lady stable?

"Since there is still this reason, this matter is revealed. But if you dare to get involved in this kind of thing in the future, I will not spare you. ”

The head of the Ministry of Culture and Education is just a small official of Sesame Size, and he is not worthy of attention. But the weight of the Nanyang prefect is different. So this matter is not something that can be summed up in the Huang family's simple 'heart', I am afraid that the entire Huang family has summed it up.

Huang slowly retreated, and when he walked to the patio, he suddenly slapped his forehead, what happened to him? It was the old lady who beat people to death, what are you afraid of? Didn't you get angry at first?

Huang thought about it and found that the turning point was on a 'Lu Gong'. All his courage seems to be frightened by a 'Lu Gong' and a 'competition for position', and there is nothing left left.

In the room, the candles were bright, shining on the old lady in the house, the old lady looked at the Bodhi rosary in her hand, and then looked at a jade Guanyin not far away, and a sadness flowed silently in her heart.

Both grandchildren are good children. But that's how it happened.

When they were not rich, it was easy for the descendants of the Chen family to succeed and return to their ancestors, but now the Chen family is rich. The Chen family's family property is no longer a thousand acres of land and 18,000 silver, but half of the country, thousands of miles of picturesque mountains and rivers.

Without Chen Gang, Chen Ming is a descendant and a long-term son, no matter how many sons Chen Hui can give birth to, no one can shake Chen Ming's status. But if Brother Gang returns to the sect, of course, he doesn't have the strength and ability to shake Chen Ming's position, but Chen Ming is just a son-in-law.

The old lady did not return to Lushan City, but let Chen Hui rush to Zhaoping Lake. Repelled the people around her, and the old lady told her son about it.

Chen Hui recognized it. He never wanted to hide it from anyone, he told Chen Cong about it, one was to test Chen Cong's opinion on this matter, and the other was to ask Chen Cong to report to Chen Ming.

"Mother, when it comes to the Chinese New Year, you have added two grandchildren. In the future, when they grow up, their son will also be old at that time, and the person who sits on the dragon chair will be Brother Ming. It is reasonable for him to make his younger brothers princes, don't you say? ”

"But Brother Gang is also my child. His younger brothers have been crowned kings, but what about him? ”

"The Chen family can't be crowned king by everyone. Brother Gang'er is not smart, and his ability is average, even if his surname is Chen, he is my son, but in the patriarchal law, he has passed out, and he will not be able to reach the king in his life with his merits. "If Chen Gang's current level and merits can also be crowned king, then the people in the Chen family's side branch who are crowned kings are not only Chen Cong and Chen Erbao, but also Chen Min, Chen Quan, Chen Guang, Chen Liang, etc., which of these legitimate Chen family members cannot be crowned king?

"Mother. Isn't this king just a touch of his mouth? There must be a king's house, a fief, and a field. According to Zhu Ming's specifications, not to mention giving fields, only making Yulu, the prince is a one-year-old rice with 50,000 stones, 25,000 banknotes, 40 brocades, 300 silk, 100 saros, 500 silk, 1,000 winter and summer cloths, 2,000 taels of cotton, 2,000 taels of salt [one lead 300 catties], 1,000 catties of tea, and 50 horses and fodder per month. The satin is given to the craftsman, and the palace is self-made. "What is the concept of dozens of princes?

There are very few Manchu princes, but the Manchu princes are involved in politics, and in addition to Yulu, there are also imperial villages. And in Chen Hui's eyes, money is far less important than power. If he could spend money to invite all the princes out of the court, he would definitely be willing to do it. Besides, the Manchus are barbarians, how can Chen Han do their rules.

After the frequent reports of the good news of the Jiangnan of the Han Army, Chen Hui, who knew that he was sitting firmly, looked through many of the royal relatives recorded in the history books, the Han, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties, all of which were in a mess. The clan of the Song Dynasty was unique, setting a precedent for captive clans in China. Meng Yuan revealed, to the Ming Dynasty, the official history and wild history are all recorded, a lot of strange things, a lot of waste, all the vassal kings are really raised as pigs. Because of the special overall structure of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the joint-stock company is another rule. Every emperor tried his best to insert his son into the Eight Banners, without mentioning it.

In a word, Chen Hui is distressed about money and headaches about the clan problems in history, and he is unwilling to give a lot of money to the Chen clan as the king, but he loves his children, so he wants to return his eldest son to the clan, so it is logical to seal him a prince in the future, otherwise he will really owe Chen Gang in the future.

The old lady found herself speechless. You can't stop the fatherly love of a 'daddy'!

In essence, there is nothing wrong with Chen Hui in this matter, is he thinking too seriously about things? After the mother and son talked in detail and poured out their inner words, the old lady sent her son away and summoned a woman in her thirties and forties.

"I say, you write." Regardless of whether Chen Cong corresponded to Chen Ming or not, the old lady felt that she needed to write a more detailed letter to her precious grandson.

When Chen Hui came, the mother and son talked secretly for most of the hour, but the old lady only used three pages of letter paper to speak.

The woman put down her pen and obediently retreated. The old lady summoned another forty or fifty-year-old grandmother, "Read it to me." ”

On the same day, a letter was sent from Zhaoping Villa to Jiangnan! (To be continued.) )